A Chinese influencer identified as Babbie says she suffered cuts and bruises after a verbal dispute at a Potts Point restaurant in Sydney escalated into a late-night brawl, Daily Mail Australia reported.
Babbie, 30, told the Daily Mail she and friends arrived in Potts Point around 11 p.m. on Saturday and later dined at Korean restaurant Milliore on George Street. She said the incident began about 2 a.m. when she knocked on a toilet stall after noticing a long queue and asked whether someone inside was all right. According to Babbie, a young woman emerged from the stall, swore at her in Mandarin and appeared to try to provoke a confrontation.
Babbie said the pair exchanged words inside the restaurant before staff intervened when the woman allegedly attempted to grab a hot bowl of soup. Both women were reportedly asked to leave. Babbie said she paid her bill and waited outside while friends retrieved her belongings, at which point she was confronted by the young woman’s companions — a woman of Korean appearance and a man Babbie believes was the young woman’s boyfriend.
CCTV footage published by the Daily Mail shows the group talking outside the venue and the young woman walking past; the footage then shows her suddenly returning and striking Babbie in the face. Babbie said she then tried to defend herself. Video released with the report shows other patrons and staff attempting to separate the women as the confrontation continued. Babbie said the male companion of the other woman then threw her to the ground.
Babbie told the Daily Mail she suffered cuts to her face and bruises to her arms and legs. She said she left by Uber with a friend to make a statement at a police station, describing severe anxiety and panic attacks on the way. "I just started crying and having a severe panic attack on the way to the police," she told the outlet. "I felt like I couldn't breathe, and the pain from the cuts in my face from where she scratched me started to hurt and bleed."
The influencer said the physical injuries have affected her ability to work as a model and content creator. She also described ongoing emotional distress and sleeplessness following the incident. Babbie told the Daily Mail she did not intend to start a physical fight when she knocked on the toilet door and said she would cooperate with legal process, asking the other woman to come forward so both sides could be heard. "If I did something wrong, I will admit it and face the consequences," she said. "But violence, especially bodily harm, should not happen to anyone in any type of argument. Respect and safety are much more important than winning a fight."
Daily Mail reporting said Babbie had lodged a police complaint; NSW Police were contacted and standard procedures apply for investigating alleged assaults. The restaurant, located on the ground level of Capital Square on George Street, did not provide an on-the-record comment to the Daily Mail for the article. No charges or formal police statements were reported in contemporaneous coverage.
The episode adds to a string of high-profile late-night incidents in Sydney's dining precincts this year that have drawn public attention to safety and staff intervention during disputes. Authorities generally advise witnesses of assaults to preserve evidence, report incidents to police promptly and allow investigators to examine any available CCTV.
Babbie said she wants a resolution through the legal system and for both sides to be heard. She also urged against violence as a response to verbal disputes in public places.